Feathers and flowers

Happy Monday everyone, this is our last week of school holidays. The kiddos will start school next Tuesday!! Cannot believe that now I have 2 high-school kiddos :O . My daughter started her grade 1 here, and she is in grade 10 now, and my son started his grade2 and in grade 11, the time passed by in a blink!!! So much has happened and changed in the last few years. I was barely 30 when I first arrived here,  my kiddos were upto my waist, and now both are quite taller than me!!! I miss the toddler days so badly!! I thought when they would grow up, I would worry bit less, but my worries for them have grown with their age. Now the BIG worry is thinking about college!! It is barely within an year that my son will have to start applying for college, he already wrote PSAT last year, this year he will write SATs.
 Sorry to take you all off topic, I guess I got bit carried away.

Ok to the cards now. Sharing 2, I have quite a few waiting to see the light.
The first one is made almost 2 weeks back. Finally sharing it today. It was made inspired by the STAMPlorations CAS challenge.
I chose all whites here, used the trendy feathers and heat embossed in gold, and then cut it along the edge, and added a gold strip on the base, and the front is added, the sentiment is also from STAMPloration, other set...I forgot the name. It is very simple card.

Linking this with:

STAMPlorations August CAS card

 

Love to Scrap Challenge

Anything Goes

Moving Along the times

Clean and Simple

City Crafter Challenge



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The second card is also sitting for about a week.  I started with a water color paper and heat embossed the Mama elephant - freestyle florals in white embossing powder, and then used the zigmarkers to add color.
I stamped the circles strip using Uniko Studio - geometric stamps.
The sentiment is from CASual Fridays - hope ribbon set. I felt something was missing, so added the hearts tape to match up with the sentiment on the top. A few jewels to finish off

Linking this with:

CASEplorations
I was inspired by the striped background and the flowers here


Penny Black at allsorts

Anything Goes

CAS-ual Fridays



Allsorts Challenge

Fabulous florals

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A CASE and a rainbow card

Hello friends, I am up with 2 cards today. Both are CAS cards.

The first one is a rainbow card, I came up with the sentiment on my own. As I had this crazy idea of a brick rainbow, and I needed the words to match. I hope the sentiment makes sense, I created it on computer, and printed off. Then I used the WeRMemoryKeepers nestled circle to draw few circles, not a complete rainbow, it is under-making!! ;) I hope you can see the bricks in the rainbow.
I used the Lawn Fawn stitched cloud dies to dry emboss the front, and stamped the Chinese sentiment from Mama Elephant - lunar extras, it means - Good Luck.
Added a glitter strip at the bottom, and a few jewels to finish off.  I am very satisfied with the finished look of this card, came out how I had pictured in my head!!

Linking this with:

CASology
Joining in with my own created sentiment for dream.
 

The Mixed Media Card Challenge
A blocked rainbow with coloring, dry embossing, stamping, printing, jewels, and glitter- I am hoping it is considered as a Mixed Media ;)
 

Love to Scrap
A CAS creation here
Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown
A CAS creation here
Anything Goes

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The second one is inspired by a CASE at CASEplorations.
 I chose Uniko Studio stamps here, I started with stamping the background in black using the geometric stamps first.
Then stamped the cosmos on a water color paper, and used Staedtler water brush markers to water color the flowers. They work exactly like the zigs, and the good thing is that I can find these in Macau, and I have many shades of these.
The flowers are fussy cut to add using a foam adhesive. I added some splatters on the base. The sentiment is from ME- lunar extras and added in Coral calypso from SU.
A broad gold glitter strip, and few jewels to finish off.

Linking this one with:

CASEplorations
I was inspired by the strips in the background, the orange flowers, and the gold in here


STAMPlorations August CAS challenge
A simple entry with gold


Just US Girls
Water colored flowers


Casual Fridays
Used markers to water color the flowers


CWS Challenge
The lined and circled background is geometric


Addicted to stamps and More
Used markers here


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Calling all Sistahs - August Blog Hop

Hello everyone, You must have come here from Diane's blog.
 It is the 17th of the month, and I am once again part of the blog hop for the Breast cancer awareness, and reminder hop.

 You can read all about it herehttp://cas-ualfridaysstamps.blogspot.com/p/calling-all-sistahs.html.

Each blog stop on the hop will feature something from 

Calling All Sistahs collection

the special collection Michele created shortly after she was diagnosed last year.

50% of the profits from this collection are donated to

breast cancer awareness programs at

 There will be a $15 Gift Certificate given to 3 people that comment along the hop.
Comments close on July 19th @ 12am EST.
As I told you last time, every hop I will share about one person I have come across, who is dealing/dealt with cancer.
Well, the second person, I came to know about was my sister-in-law's mother. This was back in 2005, she was in here early 50's, and she went through chemo therapy. I think it took about 2 years to beat it, but she did it, with the help of her family. She is healthy and doing great, and enjoying her time with her grand-kids.

For my card, I again chose the Hope ribbon stamp. I started with drawing some streaks using a zig marker on a water color paper, and used the water brush to blend and create the background. Then I used Pickled raspberry DI to stamp the ribbon. I decided to do some sewing, so added stitches using a shaded pink thread. Rounded the corners of the panel, and framed it with a black card stock, and used foam adhesive to add to the base, the reminder sentiment is from Kaisercraft. I also added a vellum border, sent to me by a bloggy friend - Cara :) .

A close up at the stitching.

Here is the hop list:

Casual Fridays Stamps
Kara Stainbrook
Susan White
Nora Noll
Vicki Dutcher
Lori Kobular
Lydia Evans
Shona Chambers
Lisa Harrolle
Kimberly Rendino
Lisa Lahiff
Penny Ward
Jennifer Ingle
Joanna Harty
Claire Apostoloff
Diane Jaquay
Rahmat Gouse  <<< you are here
Jeanne Jachna
Gwendolyn Estrada
Archana Bhurke
Sue Nagata
Bonnie Sharp
Heather North


Your next hop stop is Jeanne Jachna.
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A Chinese sentiment

Good morning folks, a simple share before my another scheduled post gets published.
Yesterday afternoon I did some coloring, I chose the digi stamp from Aurora Wings, I won this 2 years back. I used zig markers to add color, mainly shades of blues and green for the leaves.
I decided to stamp the sentiment in Chinese. Some of you who follow me on Facebook, already know that my cards are up on sale in a Department store here in Macau, so I thought of making one with Chinese sentiment, I think the locals might get bit interested with it! I am living here for almost 9 years now, and Macau is like home to me, and I am part of the Government art website, so my way of giving back. Let's see, what kind of response I get, after I send the cards with Chinese sentiments to the store!!

OK, back to the card again. After I finished coloring, I fussy cut only the top, and created a panel to add to the base. I scored the panel, and added a blue glittery paper strip, and used foam adhesives to add to the base.
A few gold jewels to finish off. The sentiment is from Mama Elephant - lunar extras, it means - wish you prosperity in English.
I love this card!

Here is a closer look at the colored pansies, I love these stamps!

 

Linking this with:

Sunday Stamps
I have mainly the shades of blue on my card.


Addicted to Stamps and More
Used zig markers to add color


Allsorts Challenge
A solo butterfly here
Butterflies

CAS(E) this Sketch
I have rotated the sketch to the right


CAS-ual Friday
A zig markers colored entry


Love to Scrap
A floral entry here
Anything Goes

STAMPlorations August theme Challenge
Joining in with the theme



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Autumn Thanks - My published card reveal

Good day blogger peeps. I am sharing the full card which was published in the Craft Stamper September issue, this card is not yet posted anywhere online, since the magazine is out, I can share it now!
It is a one layer card, I used various distress inks to sponge the maple leaves, I had used a hand cut maple leaf stencil for this.
Once I was happy with the sponging, I used Uniko Studio - sentiment, and the background builders to stamp the pines cones and tiny pine leaves i the sentiment. A few jewels to finish off.
That' all, I am very happy to see it published as my first card.

Linking this up with:

AAA Cards
Blending of distress inks here


Love to Scrap Challenge
A one layer card here
Anything Goes

Ranganjali August Challenge
Sponging is my favorite



STAMPlorations August CAS challenge
Joining in with Anything Goes



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Dream-catcher and love at first sight

I am up with my second post. I have 2 cards in here.

The first one was made on Friday. It took me more than hour to make this card, well the first try was not looking great, so trashed it, and tried again. I used STAMPlorations - trendy feathers to stamp on colored craft tissues, and fussy cut it to add to the dream-catcher. The circle is cut using WeRMemorykeepers nestled circle dies. Colored the circle yellow, and drew some random lines, and then added some gold wink of stella.
I had a Hero Arts - flower stamped and colored panel, I just added some ink using ARTplorations - bubble stencil in yellow and green shades.
The sentiments are also from STAMPlorations - subway art builder.
I added the dream-catcher using foam adhesive, the tissue feathers are simply flying around, no adhesive added. added a burlap twine to the dream-catcher. I am quite satisfied with this card, and love the way the feathers float hang. Hope you all like to.

 A close up at the shimmer

 Linking this with:
Verve Diva Inspiration August Challenge
I have used the colors as well as the inspiration both on my card, love the inspiration picture!


 STAMPlorations Anything Goes

House of Cards
A twine on my dream-catcher
 

Addicted to Stamps and More


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 The second card is made just now, a simple one layer. I thought giving a go at CASology's cue - dizzy this week. I used Waffle Flower - monochromatic stamp set her to stamp the sheep, and sentiment. I drew some spirals to mimic the dizzy eyes, and added to the sheep.
Sponged the bottom for grass using twisted citron DI, a few jewels to finish off.

CASology
Joining in with dizzy eyes ;)


Alphabet Challenge
A One layer card here
L is Love

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Sending my love

Happy Monday all. I am up with a quick card, I will come back in a while with another one. It just happened that I yet again I have too many cards sitting to be posted ;)
I chose a pale pink base and a white front, I started with stamping the umbrella from WPlus9 in SU - pink pirouette. It already had faux stitching, but I wanted to add some real stitches, so went ahead with that.
Then I used Lawn Fawn's stitched cloud die and stamped the clouds in broken glass DI.
Stamped the sentiment from CASual Fridays - hope ribbon at the bottom, and then Wplus9 sentiment at the top with the floating hearts.
I added wink of stella on a few hearts randomly. Hope you like this card, I had my doubts when I started this, and stopped in between making this, and went back after 2 days to finish it.

Linking this with:

Mod Squad Challenge
Another entry with sponsor's stamp
Sew easy

little red wagon
A sympathy card here

Sympathy cards

Stampin' Royalty

Anything Goes

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A wild idea

Hey all, Saturday morning here. Just a quick post of the card which I made 2 days back,
A bit of crazy idea, after seeing the inspiration from colourQ.
I chose the honeycomb stencil from Heidi Swapp, and sponged the distress inks.
Then I used the Paper Smooches friend die and die cut, and used inlaid die cut technique to add the black die in here.
The bees are free digi from Paper Smooches, I flipped one. Added a bit of unusual blue to the bees, and wink of stella on the wings.
The 'Hello' Is also from Paper Smooches - gently seasoned set.
A few black jewels to fish off.

Linking this up with:

colourQ
Inspired by the colors and the graphic as well


Simon Wednesday Challenge
A wild imagination with an unusual color choice for the bees and the honeycomb
Let's Go Wild

Take it and make it
With stencils
Stencils and Masks

CWS Challenge
Joining in with the hexagons


Paper Smooches August Challenge
Another entry here, all stamps and dies are from paper Smooches


Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge
Going with mid row across - word die, sparkle(on the bee wing), color blocking(The colors in hexagonal blocks)


With Jasleen's Link up for friendship cards

Seven Hills Craft Blog
 Joining in with the hexagons

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